Easter Season Reading
Sunday- Matthew 23
Monday- Matthew 24
Tuesday- Matthew 25
Wednesday- Matthew 26
Thursday- Matthew 27
Friday- Matthew 28
Saturday- 1 Corinthians 15
Bible in a Year (Chronological Reading)
Sunday- Deuteronomy 1-2
Monday- Deuteronomy 3-4
Tuesday- Deuteronomy 5-7
Wednesday- Deuteronomy 8-10
Thursday- Deuteronomy 11-13
Friday- Deuteronomy 14-16
Saturday- Deuteronomy 17-20
Memorize/Reflect: “But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God” (Ruth 1:16)
Personal Reflection: Who is a person that has been devoted to you and hung in there with you through the hard times? Who is going through a hard time and how might you be there for this person?
Discussion: How did God guide and lead Ruth through a very hard time of loss and pain? How have you experienced God’s care and presence in the hard and dark times of life?
Prayer Direction: Pray for people you care about who are going through a difficult time. Ask for God’s provision and pray that you can find creative ways to care for and support them.
“Live It!” Challenge: Come alongside a friend or family member who is in a tough and dark time. Think of something you can do that will help them sense the care and love of God in a tangible way.
Monthly Prayer Focus: Let others pray for you. If you are going through a tough time right now, send a note or call a few friends, tell them what you are facing, and let them pray for you. Also, come forward after a service at Shoreline and let someone pray for you.
Extra Resources for this week: Buy a copy of The Story at the Shoreline Bookstore. You also might want to consider buying a study Bible. We also have a great children’s story book you might want to get and read with your children or grandchildren. If you want to go deeper, buy and read: Exploring The Story, by Adam Barr.
Small Group Resources for this week: Chapter 9 of The Story: Getting to the Heart of God’s Story (Adult Curriculum). You can purchase this 31-week study for 40% off at the Shoreline Bookstore. (If you can’t afford this and are going to be part of a group, please contact Romel.)
Easter Season Reading
Sunday- Matthew 23
Monday- Matthew 24
Tuesday- Matthew 25
Wednesday- Matthew 26
Thursday- Matthew 27
Friday- Matthew 28
Saturday- 1 Corinthians 15
Bible in a Year (Chronological Reading)
Sunday- Deuteronomy 1-2
Monday- Deuteronomy 3-4
Tuesday- Deuteronomy 5-7
Wednesday- Deuteronomy 8-10
Thursday- Deuteronomy 11-13
Friday- Deuteronomy 14-16
Saturday- Deuteronomy 17-20
Memorize/Reflect: “But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God” (Ruth 1:16)
Personal Reflection: Who is a person that has been devoted to you and hung in there with you through the hard times? Who is going through a hard time and how might you be there for this person?
Discussion: How did God guide and lead Ruth through a very hard time of loss and pain? How have you experienced God’s care and presence in the hard and dark times of life?
Prayer Direction: Pray for people you care about who are going through a difficult time. Ask for God’s provision and pray that you can find creative ways to care for and support them.
“Live It!” Challenge: Come alongside a friend or family member who is in a tough and dark time. Think of something you can do that will help them sense the care and love of God in a tangible way.
Monthly Prayer Focus: Let others pray for you. If you are going through a tough time right now, send a note or call a few friends, tell them what you are facing, and let them pray for you. Also, come forward after a service at Shoreline and let someone pray for you.
Extra Resources for this week: Buy a copy of The Story at the Shoreline Bookstore. You also might want to consider buying a study Bible. We also have a great children’s story book you might want to get and read with your children or grandchildren. If you want to go deeper, buy and read: Exploring The Story, by Adam Barr.
Small Group Resources for this week: Chapter 9 of The Story: Getting to the Heart of God’s Story (Adult Curriculum). You can purchase this 31-week study for 40% off at the Shoreline Bookstore. (If you can’t afford this and are going to be part of a group, please contact Romel.)
The Story Reading
Sunday- The Story Chapter 9 (pgs.121-123)
Monday- Ruth Chapter 1
Tuesday- The Story – Chapter 9 (pgs.123-125)
Wednesday- Ruth Chapter 2
Thursday- Ruth Chapter 3
Friday- The Story – Chapter 9 (pgs.125-127)
Saturday- Ruth Chapter 4
Bible in a Year (Chronological Reading)
Sunday- Numbers 21-22
Monday- Numbers 23-25
Tuesday- Numbers 26-27
Wednesday- Numbers 28-30
Thursday- Numbers 31-32
Friday- Numbers 33-34
Saturday- Numbers 35-36
Memorize/Reflect: “After that whole generation had been gathered to their fathers, another generation grew up, who knew neither the LORD nor what he had done for Israel. 11 Then the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD and served the Baals.” (Judges 2:10-11)
Personal Reflection: In the book of Judges there is a cycle of sin, judgment, crying to God, deliverance, a time of peace, and eventually apathy and sin entered in again. How do you see this pattern in your life? What can you do to break this cycle of sin?
Discussion: Which judge do you find most interesting and what do you learn from this judge’s life?
Prayer Direction: Pray for awareness when patterns of sin and apathy come creeping into your life. Confess where you see a pattern of sin in your life right now.
“Live It!” Challenge: Make a drawing of the pattern of sin that the people of God went through over and over again (this can be found on pages 103 and 104 of The Story or Judges Chapter 2). Do this by drawing a circle to represent the cycle and then write in the various seasons the people went through. Identify where you are in this cycle right now.
Monthly Prayer Focus: The people of God would often stray from God’s ways when a leader transitioned out and a new leader was needed. Pray for Shoreline to do transitions well with all of our leaders including staff, L-Team members, and other volunteers.
Extra Resources for this week: Buy a copy of The Story at the Shoreline Bookstore. You also might want to consider buying a study Bible. We also have a great children’s story book you might want to get and read with your children or grandchildren. If you want to go deeper, buy and read: Exploring The Story, by Adam Barr.
Small Group Resources for this week: Chapter 8 of The Story: Getting to the Heart of God’s Story (Adult Curriculum). You can purchase this 31-week study for 40% off at the Shoreline Bookstore. (If you can’t afford this and are going to be part of a group, please contact Romel.)
The Story Reading
Sunday- The Story Chapter 9 (pgs.121-123)
Monday- Ruth Chapter 1
Tuesday- The Story – Chapter 9 (pgs.123-125)
Wednesday- Ruth Chapter 2
Thursday- Ruth Chapter 3
Friday- The Story – Chapter 9 (pgs.125-127)
Saturday- Ruth Chapter 4
Bible in a Year (Chronological Reading)
Sunday- Numbers 21-22
Monday- Numbers 23-25
Tuesday- Numbers 26-27
Wednesday- Numbers 28-30
Thursday- Numbers 31-32
Friday- Numbers 33-34
Saturday- Numbers 35-36
Memorize/Reflect: “After that whole generation had been gathered to their fathers, another generation grew up, who knew neither the LORD nor what he had done for Israel. 11 Then the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD and served the Baals.” (Judges 2:10-11)
Personal Reflection: In the book of Judges there is a cycle of sin, judgment, crying to God, deliverance, a time of peace, and eventually apathy and sin entered in again. How do you see this pattern in your life? What can you do to break this cycle of sin?
Discussion: Which judge do you find most interesting and what do you learn from this judge’s life?
Prayer Direction: Pray for awareness when patterns of sin and apathy come creeping into your life. Confess where you see a pattern of sin in your life right now.
“Live It!” Challenge: Make a drawing of the pattern of sin that the people of God went through over and over again (this can be found on pages 103 and 104 of The Story or Judges Chapter 2). Do this by drawing a circle to represent the cycle and then write in the various seasons the people went through. Identify where you are in this cycle right now.
Monthly Prayer Focus: The people of God would often stray from God’s ways when a leader transitioned out and a new leader was needed. Pray for Shoreline to do transitions well with all of our leaders including staff, L-Team members, and other volunteers.
Extra Resources for this week: Buy a copy of The Story at the Shoreline Bookstore. You also might want to consider buying a study Bible. We also have a great children’s story book you might want to get and read with your children or grandchildren. If you want to go deeper, buy and read: Exploring The Story, by Adam Barr.
Small Group Resources for this week: Chapter 8 of The Story: Getting to the Heart of God’s Story (Adult Curriculum). You can purchase this 31-week study for 40% off at the Shoreline Bookstore. (If you can’t afford this and are going to be part of a group, please contact Romel.)
The Story Reading
Sunday- The Story Chapter 8 (pgs. 103-105)
Monday- The Story – Chapter 8 (pgs. 105-107)
Tuesday- The Story – Chapter 8 (pgs. 108-109)
Wednesday- The Story – Chapter 8 (pgs. 109-112)
Thursday- The Story – Chapter 8 (pgs. 112-116)
Friday- The Story – Chapter 8 (pgs. 116-119)
Saturday- Judges 5
Bible in a Year (Chronological Reading)
Sunday- Numbers 7
Monday- Numbers 8-10
Tuesday- Numbers 11-13
Wednesday- Catch up day!
Thursday- Numbers 14-15 and Psalms 90
Friday- Numbers 16-17
Saturday- Numbers 18-20
Memorize/Reflect: “Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go.” (Joshua 1:7)
Personal Reflection: What are some of the battles I am facing in my life today? What makes my courage fail and what helps me live and walk with greater courage?
Discussion: What causes people to stand and fight for their faith? What is one way you can stand for God and fight for your faith with greater intensity in the coming weeks?
Prayer Direction: Pray for courage to stand for God no matter what you face. Ask God to bring victory in the areas you battle and pray that you will give Him the glory.
“Live It!” Challenge: Take time every morning this week to ask God to make you strong and courageous…for His glory!
Monthly Prayer Focus: Pray for the members and leaders of Shoreline Community Church to be strong and courageous as we see to reach our community with the message of God’s love.
Extra Resources for this week: Buy a copy of The Story at the Shoreline Bookstore. You also might want to consider buying a study Bible. We also have a great children’s story book you might want to get and read with your children or grandchildren. If you want to go deeper, buy and read: Exploring The Story, by Adam Barr.
Small Group Resources for this week: Chapter 7 of The Story: Getting to the Heart of God’s Story (Adult Curriculum). You can purchase this 31-week study for 40% off at the Shoreline Bookstore. (If you can’t afford this and are going to be part of a group, please contact Romel.)
The Story Reading
Sunday- The Story Chapter 8 (pgs. 103-105)
Monday- The Story – Chapter 8 (pgs. 105-107)
Tuesday- The Story – Chapter 8 (pgs. 108-109)
Wednesday- The Story – Chapter 8 (pgs. 109-112)
Thursday- The Story – Chapter 8 (pgs. 112-116)
Friday- The Story – Chapter 8 (pgs. 116-119)
Saturday- Judges 5
Bible in a Year (Chronological Reading)
Sunday- Numbers 7
Monday- Numbers 8-10
Tuesday- Numbers 11-13
Wednesday- Catch up day!
Thursday- Numbers 14-15 and Psalms 90
Friday- Numbers 16-17
Saturday- Numbers 18-20
Memorize/Reflect: “Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go.” (Joshua 1:7)
Personal Reflection: What are some of the battles I am facing in my life today? What makes my courage fail and what helps me live and walk with greater courage?
Discussion: What causes people to stand and fight for their faith? What is one way you can stand for God and fight for your faith with greater intensity in the coming weeks?
Prayer Direction: Pray for courage to stand for God no matter what you face. Ask God to bring victory in the areas you battle and pray that you will give Him the glory.
“Live It!” Challenge: Take time every morning this week to ask God to make you strong and courageous…for His glory!
Monthly Prayer Focus: Pray for the members and leaders of Shoreline Community Church to be strong and courageous as we see to reach our community with the message of God’s love.
Extra Resources for this week: Buy a copy of The Story at the Shoreline Bookstore. You also might want to consider buying a study Bible. We also have a great children’s story book you might want to get and read with your children or grandchildren. If you want to go deeper, buy and read: Exploring The Story, by Adam Barr.
Small Group Resources for this week: Chapter 7 of The Story: Getting to the Heart of God’s Story (Adult Curriculum). You can purchase this 31-week study for 40% off at the Shoreline Bookstore. (If you can’t afford this and are going to be part of a group, please contact Romel.)
The Story Reading
Sunday- The Story Chapter 7 (pgs. 89-91)
Monday- The Story – Chapter 7 (pgs. 91-94)
Tuesday- The Story – Chapter 7 (pgs. 94-96)
Wednesday- The Story – Chapter 7 (pgs. 96-99)
Thursday- The Story – Chapter 7 (pgs. 99-102)
Friday- Joshua 23
Saturday- Joshua 24
Bible in a Year (Chronological Reading)
Sunday- Leviticus 19-21
Monday- Leviticus 22-23
Tuesday- Leviticus 24-25
Wednesday- Leviticus 26-27
Thursday- Numbers 1-2
Friday- Numbers 3-4
Saturday- Numbers 5-6
Memorize/Reflect: “These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.” (Deuteronomy 6:6-7)
Personal Reflection: What kind of attitudes and actions keep me from following God’s plan and living in His will? Am I displaying any of these attitudes right now? What can I do to get rid of these attitudes?
Discussion:Why does God dislike grumbling and complaining so much? What are ways we can fall into a negative and grumbling spirit? How can we encourage each other to avoid a negative and complaining spirit?
Prayer Direction: Ask God to help you notice when you grumble and pray for power to resist this temptation. Pray for strength to refuse to listen to the complaining of others.
“Live It!” Challenge: Ask a close friend that you trust to be a “grumbling monitor” in your life. Give them permission to point out when you are being negative and starting to complain.
Monthly Prayer Focus: Pray for the spirit of Shoreline Community Church to be positive and for grumbling and complaining to go away. Pray for the staff to lead the way in having a positive spirit.
Extra Resources for this week: Buy a copy of The Story at the Shoreline Bookstore. You also might want to consider buying a study Bible. We also have a great children’s story book you might want to get and read with your children or grandchildren. If you want to go deeper, buy and read: Exploring The Story, by Adam Barr.
Small Group Resources for this week: Chapter 6 of The Story: Getting to the Heart of God’s Story (Adult Curriculum). You can purchase this 31-week study for 40% off at the Shoreline Bookstore. (If you can’t afford this and are going to be part of a group, please contact Romel.)
The Story Reading
Sunday- The Story Chapter 7 (pgs. 89-91)
Monday- The Story – Chapter 7 (pgs. 91-94)
Tuesday- The Story – Chapter 7 (pgs. 94-96)
Wednesday- The Story – Chapter 7 (pgs. 96-99)
Thursday- The Story – Chapter 7 (pgs. 99-102)
Friday- Joshua 23
Saturday- Joshua 24
Bible in a Year (Chronological Reading)
Sunday- Leviticus 19-21
Monday- Leviticus 22-23
Tuesday- Leviticus 24-25
Wednesday- Leviticus 26-27
Thursday- Numbers 1-2
Friday- Numbers 3-4
Saturday- Numbers 5-6
Memorize/Reflect: “These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.” (Deuteronomy 6:6-7)
Personal Reflection: What kind of attitudes and actions keep me from following God’s plan and living in His will? Am I displaying any of these attitudes right now? What can I do to get rid of these attitudes?
Discussion:Why does God dislike grumbling and complaining so much? What are ways we can fall into a negative and grumbling spirit? How can we encourage each other to avoid a negative and complaining spirit?
Prayer Direction: Ask God to help you notice when you grumble and pray for power to resist this temptation. Pray for strength to refuse to listen to the complaining of others.
“Live It!” Challenge: Ask a close friend that you trust to be a “grumbling monitor” in your life. Give them permission to point out when you are being negative and starting to complain.
Monthly Prayer Focus: Pray for the spirit of Shoreline Community Church to be positive and for grumbling and complaining to go away. Pray for the staff to lead the way in having a positive spirit.
Extra Resources for this week: Buy a copy of The Story at the Shoreline Bookstore. You also might want to consider buying a study Bible. We also have a great children’s story book you might want to get and read with your children or grandchildren. If you want to go deeper, buy and read: Exploring The Story, by Adam Barr.
Small Group Resources for this week: Chapter 6 of The Story: Getting to the Heart of God’s Story (Adult Curriculum). You can purchase this 31-week study for 40% off at the Shoreline Bookstore. (If you can’t afford this and are going to be part of a group, please contact Romel.)
The Story Reading
Sunday- The Story Chapter 6 (pgs. 71-75)
Monday- The Story – Chapter 6 (pgs. 75-78)
Tuesday- The Story – Chapter 6 (pgs. 78-81)
Wednesday- The Story – Chapter 6 (pgs. 81-85)
Thursday- The Story – Chapter 6 (pgs.85-88)
Friday- Deuteronomy 31
Saturday- Deuteronomy 32
Bible in a Year (Chronological Reading)
Sunday- Exodus 39-40
Monday- Leviticus 1-4
Tuesday- Leviticus 5-7
Wednesday- Leviticus 8-10
Thursday- Leviticus 11-13
Friday- Leviticus 14-15
Saturday- Leviticus 16-18
Memorize/Reflect: “You shall have no other gods before me.” (Exodus 20:1)
Personal Reflection: God gave many commands and directives to help His people live healthy, holy, and happy lives. How do the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:1-17) give direction and help in how we relate to God? How do they strengthen and guide our relationships with other people?
Discussion: What are ways our culture and society fight against the Ten Commandments? How can a follower of Jesus follow the teachings of the Bible in a way that will show our faith leads us in different directions than the normal flow of this world?
Prayer Direction: Identify one of the Ten Commandments that you struggle to live (you might want to read Matthew chapter 5). Pray for power and wisdom to know how God wants you to live in this specific area. Ask for power to follow God’s will and design for your life.
“Live It!” Challenge: In this chapter of The Story, Aaron, Moses’ brother, makes a huge leadership mistake. He listens to the sinful requests of the people and shapes an idol. He then shapes a fanciful story about the idol popping out of the fire. He lies! Reflect on your life and ask God to show you where you shape the truth (lie) to cover up mistakes or sins in your life. Pray for power to see and speak the truth in this area of your life.
Monthly Prayer Focus: Ask God to give courage to you as you follow His will and commands in a world that often misunderstands people who do not embrace many of the compromising attitudes and actions that are prevalent in our culture.
Extra Resources for this week: Buy a copy of The Story at the Shoreline Bookstore. You also might want to consider buying a study Bible for the New Year. We also have a great children’s story book you might want to get and read with your children or grandchildren. If you want to go deeper, buy and read: Exploring The Story, by Adam Barr.
Small Group Resources for this week: Chapter 5 of The Story: Getting to the Heart of God’s Story (Adult Curriculum). You can purchase this 31-week study for 40% off at the Shoreline Bookstore. (If you can’t afford this and are going to be part of a group, please contact Romel.)
The Story Reading
Sunday- The Story Chapter 6 (pgs. 71-75)
Monday- The Story – Chapter 6 (pgs. 75-78)
Tuesday- The Story – Chapter 6 (pgs. 78-81)
Wednesday- The Story – Chapter 6 (pgs. 81-85)
Thursday- The Story – Chapter 6 (pgs.85-88)
Friday- Deuteronomy 31
Saturday- Deuteronomy 32
Bible in a Year (Chronological Reading)
Sunday- Exodus 39-40
Monday- Leviticus 1-4
Tuesday- Leviticus 5-7
Wednesday- Leviticus 8-10
Thursday- Leviticus 11-13
Friday- Leviticus 14-15
Saturday- Leviticus 16-18
Memorize/Reflect: “You shall have no other gods before me.” (Exodus 20:1)
Personal Reflection: God gave many commands and directives to help His people live healthy, holy, and happy lives. How do the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:1-17) give direction and help in how we relate to God? How do they strengthen and guide our relationships with other people?
Discussion: What are ways our culture and society fight against the Ten Commandments? How can a follower of Jesus follow the teachings of the Bible in a way that will show our faith leads us in different directions than the normal flow of this world?
Prayer Direction: Identify one of the Ten Commandments that you struggle to live (you might want to read Matthew chapter 5). Pray for power and wisdom to know how God wants you to live in this specific area. Ask for power to follow God’s will and design for your life.
“Live It!” Challenge: In this chapter of The Story, Aaron, Moses’ brother, makes a huge leadership mistake. He listens to the sinful requests of the people and shapes an idol. He then shapes a fanciful story about the idol popping out of the fire. He lies! Reflect on your life and ask God to show you where you shape the truth (lie) to cover up mistakes or sins in your life. Pray for power to see and speak the truth in this area of your life.
Monthly Prayer Focus: Ask God to give courage to you as you follow His will and commands in a world that often misunderstands people who do not embrace many of the compromising attitudes and actions that are prevalent in our culture.
Extra Resources for this week: Buy a copy of The Story at the Shoreline Bookstore. You also might want to consider buying a study Bible for the New Year. We also have a great children’s story book you might want to get and read with your children or grandchildren. If you want to go deeper, buy and read: Exploring The Story, by Adam Barr.
Small Group Resources for this week: Chapter 5 of The Story: Getting to the Heart of God’s Story (Adult Curriculum). You can purchase this 31-week study for 40% off at the Shoreline Bookstore. (If you can’t afford this and are going to be part of a group, please contact Romel.)
